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JM Alvey

Justice for Athena (Philocles Book 3)

By JM Alvey - Published 2020

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In 5th-century BCE Athens, the great Panathenaia festival, with its mix of artistic and athletic competitions, is about to start, and playwright Philocles ...Read Review

Scorpions in Corinth (Philocles 2)

By JM Alvey - Published 2019

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Mystery/Crime

After his comedy’s success in Athens, playwright Philocles and his actors are shipped off to Corinth, to bolster the wary alliance between ...Read Review

Shadows of Athens

By JM Alvey - Published 2019

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Imagine being a new playwright in 443 BC Athens, on the eve of having your comedy performed at the Dyonisia festival… Proud middle-class citizen ...Read Review